1 John 3:16

Love One Another

15Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.16By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.17If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

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Berean Standard Bible
By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
American Standard Version (1901)
Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Bible in Basic English
In this we see what love is, because he gave his life for us; and it is right for us to give our lives for the brothers.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In this we have known the charity of God, because he hath laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Free Bible Version
This is how we know what love is: Jesus laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our Christian brothers and sisters.
Geneva Bible 1599
Hereby haue we perceiued loue, that he layde downe his life for vs: therefore we ought also to lay downe our liues for the brethren.
King James (Authorized) Version
Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Translation for Translators
The way that we now know how to truly love our fellow believers is by remembering that Christ ◄voluntarily died/gave his life► for us. So, when our fellow believers need something, we should be willing to help them. We should even be willing to die for them.
Unlocked Literal Bible
By this we know love, because Christ laid down his life for us. We also ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
Noah Webster Bible
By this we perceive the love of God , because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
World English Bible
By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
Young's Literal Translation
in this we have known the love, because he for us his life did lay down, and we ought for the brethren the lives to lay down;